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Phil Sandifer wrote:
Hot on the heels of my comments about the RfC procedure, I've created [[Wikipedia:Wikimediation]], which I think will work much like I want RfC to work, without leading to agonizing debates over whether to change something. Basically, it's an opportunity for communal mediation, where people can leave constructive comments on how disputes and behavior might be handled better and more productively.
I encourage everybody to have a look at the page. I've started a test slate of a few disputes that I think run a broad spectrum of issues and behaviors, including my own conduct. I encourage people to go weigh in on some of the cases. I'm particularly interested in input on my own conduct, but I think there's a lot of good to be done over on that page now.
It's an interesting idea from an ideological view, but I'm not sure I like this 'open airing of grievances'. From my experiences with this (not on Wikipedia), the vast majority of times this will just exacerbate the situation and will worsen the disputees' opinions of each other.
Going through a mediator who can rephrase, clarify and/or nicefy people's disputes is really the only way to satisfactorily resolve disputes. Far more credit and support needs to be given to mediators so they can do this. It's an unrewarding task; people ought to make it rewarding for them.
Chris
- -- Chris Jenkinson chris@starglade.org